Month: August 2013

Glimmerglass 2013

Glenda and I went to Glimmerglass, in Cooperstown, NY Aug. 19-20 for excellent performances of Verdi’s early opera King for a Day and Wagner’s Flying Dutchman. Delightful weather, a good dinner at Alex & Ika, and an overnight at The Cooper Inn.

Robins Sunning Their Wings

Glenda has discovered a place in the middle of a ring of rose bushes here the robins regularly come to “sun bathe.”  They spread their wings for a bit, then seem to shake them out in sections.  (Unfortunately I wasn’t expecting this so didn’t have […]